Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
BrakeBuddy.com
1-800-470-2287
1. Look under dash in towed vehicle driver side for grommets or holes to come through
the firewall.
2. Drill a hole wide enough to route the wiring from the Dash Mount Connector through the
firewall to the battery.
3. Select mounting location for Dash Mount Connector and route wire from inside of vehicle
through firewall into the engine compartment. Use provided grommet to protect wire.
4. Use 2 ¼” screws, 2 washers and 2 nuts to secure Dash Mount Connector to vehicle dash.
THE BREAK-AWAY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BRAKEBUDDY® SYSTEM AND IS REQUIRED
BY LAW IN MOST STATES. DO NOT OPERATE YOUR BRAKEBUDDY® WITHOUT A PROPERLY
FUNCTIONING BREAK-AWAY.
INSTALLING JUNCTION BOX
1. Find a convenient, sturdy place on the front of your towed vehicle to mount the junction box
(B)
. This should be installed on the driver’s side of the vehicle if possible.
2. Clean the mounting surface and attach the Velcro patch
(A)
(Fig. 1)
3. Attach the junction box
(B)
to the velcro patch
(A)
so the pin with the ring faces forward and
the wiring harness feeds back into the engine compartment.
4. Place the mounting bracket
(C)
over the junction box
(B)
and mark the hole locations to be
drilled and tapped.
5. Remove bracket
(C)
and junction box
(B)
. Drill marked holes with a 1/8” metal drill bit.
6. Replace the junction box
(B)
and
attach the bracket
(C)
using hex socket
head capscrews
(D)
or sheet metal
screws
(E)
provided (Fig. 2).
INSTALL DASH MOUNT CONNECTOR
BREAK-AWAY INSTALLATION
NOTE: Please do not drill before making sure there is nothing behind the firewall that
may cause damage to your vehicle.
NOTE: For thin sheet metal or plastic, it may be necessary to reinforce the plastic or thin
metal to ensure bracket will not separate from the vehicle when the break-away pin is
pulled. If you are going to drill through thicker metal, use hex socket head capscrews
(D)
.
You will need to drill a hole using a #25 drill bit and tap the hole using a 10-24 tap.
FIG. 2
FIG. 1
A
B
C
D
E
